Kiryu Tenmangu
The tutelary shrine of Kiryu, a weaving city. Its carved hall is an Important Cultural Property.
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The tutelary shrine of Kiryu, a weaving city. Its carved hall is an Important Cultural Property.
Nishijin in the west, Kiryu in the east. Saw-tooth roofed mills still stand.
The largest holding of Shunsuke Matsumoto's work in Japan, in a hillside company dormitory converted into galleries.
Ranked with Nishijin as Japan's other great weaving city; seven of its techniques are designated together.
Saw-toothed weaving sheds, built for north light, stand mixed among the townhouses.
The 1934 weavers' guild office, faced in scratch tile and now a registered cultural property.
Roofs shaped for even north light in weaving sheds, now reused as cafes and studios.